to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
I see; that's right; indeed
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
rather; sooner; preferably
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
settlement; solution; resolution
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
after that; afterwards; thereafter